Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Chatting => Design and Construction => Topic started by: jmc1949 on January 31, 2012, 21:47
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I inherited this raised bed (8ft x 4ft) with the hoops in place but with no cover. I would like to replace it. I have asked a couple of other plot holders who have no idea where it was purchased.
Could anyone give me any advice on where I might get one please.
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Probably debris (scaffolders) netting. We sell it in our lotty shop so you might find other lotty associations also sell it. Go for the widest width you can find.
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Those beds look just like mine. :ohmy: Debris netting is good but it depends what you want to plant in the bed. Some veg need pollinators, some just need protection from birds/butterflies.
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Thank you for your replies.
I had thought of using it as a greenhouse to start things off, but I can start things off in greenhouse at home. So it would be used for brassicas or carrots and parsnips. So debris netting would be a good idea. Thanks
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Cheap enough on ebay :D
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Debris netting is the way to go. Lasts - well I think forever cause I've not replaced any yet. Washed mine last year - hung on line - dry in 10 mins. Perfect!
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Kleftiwallah by name. . . .Go to a carpet wharehouse, they have carpets delivered inside large pieces of plastic sheeting. It goes into the skip so batter your eyelids at the manager. :ohmy: Cheers, Tony.
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That stuff is useless.
It's not UVI, goes brittle quickly and makes a mess of your plot.
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Thanks for your comments. I've decided to go with debris netting because I can start things of at home in the greenhouse. I'm going to buy enough to do two of the raised beds which I'm using for brassicas and carrots/parsnips. As Sunshine said 'it's cheap enough on ebay'. Need to get some more hoops for the other bed.
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Need to get some more hoops for the other bed.
Blue water pipe is the way to go. Not too expensive and you can make the height & length to suit:
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c182/G4IAR/P1000987.jpg)